Erling Hjelmeng has been a visiting professor at the Norwegian School of Economics since 2006. His main occupation is as a professor at the Department of Private Law, University of Oslo (affiliated with the Centre for European Law). He holds a Master’s degree in law from the University of Oslo (1996) and received his dr. juris degree from the same university in 2003. His main research and teaching has been in the field of competition law and EU law, with particular focus on enforcement both on a national and international level. He has also published books and articles in the field of tort law.
Since 2009, he is a co-editor of Tidsskrift for rettsvitenskap (Journal of Legal Science). Currently, he is a leader of the research group Markets – Innovation – Competition at the University of Oslo. He was the Chairman of the committee reviewing the Norwegian Competition Act (2011-12), of the committee drafting an Act on good trading practices in the grocery sector (2012-13), and the committee proposing amendments to the organization of the Norwegian market for agricultural products (2014-15).
| Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Arnesen, Finn; Hammersvik, Simen; Hjelmeng, Erling Johan; Rognstad, Ole-Andreas; Kolstad, Olav | Oversikt over EØS retten | Universitetsforlaget; 2022 |
| Hjelmeng, Erling Johan; Østerud, Eirik | Formålsvilkåret i konkurranseloven § 10 og EØS-avtalen artikkel 53 | Jussens venner Volume 57 (2); page 63 - 87; 2022 |
| Foros, Øystein; Hjelmeng, Erling Johan | The Norwegian Telenor case - a "mobile" test for abuse? | European Competition Law Review Volume 43 (8); page 394 - 398; 2022 |
| Hjelmeng, Erling Johan; Søreide, Tina; Jacobsen, Jørn; Rui, Jon Petter | Sanksjonsregimer for foretak | Tidsskrift for strafferett Volume 21 (3); page 273 - 299; 2021 |
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: The Norwegian Competition Authority speaks loudly against politicians' proposals for new rules on price differences in the grocery industry. But again, politicians seem more balanced and curious than the competition authorities.
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: The Bar Association is organizing a boycott of the Supreme Court. With that, it can itself come into conflict with the law - the competition law. The Supreme Court of the United States has stamped a similar boycott as an cartel business.
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: UEFA's Sopranos-like methods to stop the new competitor goes against the competition rules of the European Union.
